JP3061266U - bucket - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To improve the external appearance quality of a substantially inverted pyramid-shaped bucket body and increase the impact strength of the bottom side corner,
The durability can be improved. SOLUTION: There is provided a bucket main body 1 having a bottomed rectangular cylindrical shape, and a handle part 2 rotatably attached to a pivot support provided on an upper part of the bucket main body. Bottom wall 8 of the bucket body
Was formed in a raised bottom shape, and four rib groups 19 were provided at four corners of the bottom wall. This rib group includes four fan-shaped circular arc-shaped ribs 20a to 20d, each of which is integrally connected to the lower end 9 of the peripheral wall and whose upper end is integrally connected to the lower surface of the bottom wall 8, outside of each corner 1a. It is provided four times in a ripple shape from the end side to the center side of the bottom wall.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a bucket used for, for example, a car wash, and more particularly to a bucket capable of improving durability by increasing the strength of a bottom portion of a bucket body.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 A bucket generally used at home or the like has a generally frusto-conical bucket body and a handle portion rotatably mounted via a pair of pivots provided at symmetric positions at the upper end of the bucket body. It is composed of

The bucket body is integrally formed of a synthetic resin material. In particular, recent improvements in the synthetic resin material have reduced the weight and increased the strength, and have been able to withstand long-term use. ing.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 By the way, the shape of conventional buckets has been diversified according to the purpose of use and usability, and in addition to the general shape of an inverted cone, the shape of an inverted pyramid having a substantially rectangular cross section has been provided. ing.

[0005] However, although the inverted pyramid-shaped bucket is excellent in carrying and storing in a storage room or the like, it is rectangular (box-shaped) as a whole, so that when the bucket is moved. In this case, the corners of the bucket body, particularly the corners on the bottom side, easily hit the object, and cracks and breaks are likely to occur in the corners due to this impact.

Therefore, in order to further increase the strength of the corners, there have been provided some arrangements such as making the entire bottom peripheral wall thicker, but this increases the weight or the entirety. This causes a problem that the appearance quality is deteriorated.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention has been devised in view of the actual situation of the conventional bucket, and the invention of claim 1 has a bottomed cylindrical bucket body and a handle portion rotatably attached to the bucket body. The bottom wall of the bucket main body is provided at a position above the lower end edge of the lower end of the bucket main body peripheral wall by a predetermined length and is formed on the raised bottom, and both end edges are formed at the four corners of the bottom wall at the lower end of the peripheral wall. It is characterized in that a fan-shaped arc-shaped rib integrally connected to the portion is provided.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the ribs are provided in a multiplex manner from the outer end sides of the four corners to the center side of the bottom wall.

Therefore, according to the present invention, since the rib is formed over the inner surface of the bottom peripheral wall and the lower surface of the bottom wall, it is possible to prevent the appearance quality from deteriorating without being exposed to the outside and to prevent the corner portion on the bottom side. Can be improved in strength.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the bucket main body is provided with a pivot portion for rotatably supporting the handle portion, and a recess is formed at a position substantially 90 ° in the circumferential direction from the pivot portion. It is characterized in that a gripping piece is provided at the opening end of the concave portion to grip the inside of the concave portion and rotate the bucket body through a pivot point of the handle portion.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a locking portion is provided on the outer surface of the pivot portion, and the locking portion is locked on the inner surface of a base portion which is rotatably supported by the pivot portion of the handle. It is characterized in that an engagement portion for regulating the rotation position of the handle portion is provided.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a fitting groove is formed at a predetermined position on an upper end portion of the bucket body, while a hose is clamped by the handle in a fitted state in cooperation with the fitting groove. It is characterized by the provision of clamping projections.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a stacking concave portion into which a lower portion of a convex pivot portion of another bucket body stacked on the upper side is formed at an upper end portion of the pivot portion of the bucket body. Features.

[0014]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, a bucket according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. That is, the bucket according to the present embodiment includes a bucket body 1 made of a synthetic resin material, and a synthetic resin material in which both ends 2 a and 2 b are rotatably attached to opposing positions on the upper portion of the bucket body 1. And a curved handle portion 2 of the first embodiment.

The bucket body 1 has a substantially quadrangular pyramid shape as shown in FIG. 1, and an annular upper end portion 7 on each of the four side walls 3 to 6 is folded outward to secure strength. While being curved, the bottom wall 8 is provided in a raised state from the lower end 9 of each of the side walls 3 to 6 as shown in FIGS. Pivot portions 10, 10 on which both ends 2 a, 2 b of the handle portion 2 are pivotally supported are provided integrally on upper portions of the opposing side walls 3, 4, that is, immediately below the upper end portion 7. In addition, fitting grooves 14a, 14a for fitting and supporting the lower part of the hose are formed in the upper end 7 on the side walls 3, 4 respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, each of the pivot portions 10 has a box-shaped support portion 11 extending vertically and a fixing hole 12 formed substantially in the center of the outer wall of the support portion 11. It is formed from Further, in the upper end portion 7 located above the pivot portions 10, 10, there are formed stacking concave portions 13, 13 into which the lower portion of the support portion 11 of the upper bucket body 1 is fitted when the buckets are stacked. Have been.

Further, the bucket body 1 discharges, for example, water or the like inside the bucket body 1 to the outside as shown in FIG. A concave guide groove 15 that serves as a guide for taking out is formed in a tapered shape along the vertical direction.

On the other hand, a gripping mechanism 16 is provided below the other side wall 6 facing the one side wall 5. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the gripping mechanism 16 has a concave groove 17 formed in the center of the lower end 9 of the other side wall 6 and is provided integrally with the other side wall 6 above the open end of the concave groove 17. And a gripping piece 18 provided. The concave groove 17 has a substantially rectangular shape and is formed by continuously cutting the lower end 9 of the other side wall 6 and the upper part thereof. The width and the depth thereof are set to be large enough to allow human hands. I have. The gripping piece 18 has a rectangular shape that is long and narrow, and both ends 18a and 18b are integrally connected to both side edges of the concave groove 17, that is, the other side wall 6, and the upper end edge 18c is also formed in the concave groove 17. , Ie, the other side wall 6 is integrally joined in the same plane. In addition, the width in the vertical direction is set to such a length that a person's hand can be hooked sufficiently.

As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, a rib group 19 is provided at each of four corners of the bottom wall 8 of the bucket body 1. Each of the rib groups 19 is formed of four ribs 20a to 20d which extend from each corner 1a of the bucket body 1 to the center of the bottom wall 8 in a ripple-like manner through a gap having a fixed width. Each of the ribs 20a to 20d is formed in a sectoral arc shape centered on each corner 1a, the upper end is integrally connected to the lower surface of the bottom wall 8, and both end edges are formed on the side walls 3a. 6 are integrally joined to the inner surface of the lower end 9.

As shown in FIG. 1, the handle portion 2 is bent substantially in a U-shape, is formed in a substantially H-shaped cross section, and is an outer piece 2d joined by a central vertical piece 2c. The inner piece 2e is formed flat so that it can be easily grasped by hand. As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, a support shaft 21 inserted into and supported by the fixing hole 12 of each pivot 10 is formed at both ends 2a and 2b. It is rotatably supported with 21 as a pivot point. The inner surfaces of both ends 2a, 2b are locked from the turning direction by locking portions 22 protruding at predetermined positions on the outer surfaces of the support portions 11, 11 of the pivot portions 10, 10, so that the handle portion 2 An engagement protrusion 23 for regulating the rotation position is provided integrally. Also, curved projections 14b, 14b are formed integrally with the outer edge of the inner piece 2e corresponding to the fitting groove 14a formed in the upper end portion 7.

Therefore, when discharging the contents such as water and sand in the bucket body 1 to a predetermined place using the bucket, first, the bucket body 1 is lifted with the handle portion 2 and the concave groove 17 is held. If the gripping piece 18 is lifted from the inside by inserting a hand into the inside, the bucket body 1 can be easily rotated about each of the pivots 10, 10. Therefore, it is not necessary to bring the hand into contact with the outer peripheral edge of the bottom of the bucket body 1, and the hand can be reliably prevented from being stained by muddy water or the like.

Further, since the gripping mechanism 16 is provided near the bottom, the rotation of the bucket body 1 is further facilitated. Moreover, since only the concave groove 17 and the gripping piece 18 are used, the structure is simple, and no undercut is formed, so that the mold can be formed together with the bucket body 1 and the manufacturing workability is improved.

Further, since the turning position of the handle portion 2 can be restricted to a desired position by the locking portion 22 and the engaging projection 23, the handle portion 2 can be used for hanging a rag, for example.

After the tip of the hose is fitted into the fitting groove 14a, the handle 2 is rotated to fit the upper end of the hose with the holding projection 14b, thereby stabilizing the hose tip. And it can be easily supported. Particularly, since the hose is pressed down from above by the weight of the handle portion 2, reliable support can be obtained, and the support can be easily released simply by lifting the handle portion 2, thereby improving the usability.

Further, when stacking a plurality of bucket bodies 1, the pivoting support parts 10, 10 of the upper bucket body 1 are fitted into the stacking recesses 13, 13 of the lower bucket body 1. Positioning in the circumferential direction is performed to enable stable stacking, and at the same time, the support portions 11, 11 enter the stacking recesses 13, 13, so that there is no upward bulk.

Moreover, since four ribs 20a to 20d are provided at the four bottom corners of the bucket body 1, each corner 1a can be sufficiently reinforced. In particular, since each of the ribs 20a to 20d is formed in a fan-shaped arc shape, when a hard object hits the tip of the corner 1a, as shown in FIG. The ends of the ribs 20a to 20d are expanded and deformed in the direction of the arrow, and the expanding deformation is restricted by the tension of the ribs 20a to 20d. Can be prevented.

The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, but can be applied to, for example, a case where the bucket body 1 is an inverted cone like a conventional example.

[0028]

[Effect of the invention]

 As is apparent from the above description, according to the invention of claim 1, the strength of the corners on the bottom side can be sufficiently increased without lowering the appearance quality of the bucket body by the ribs. In particular, since the ribs are formed in a fan-shaped arc shape, if the corners attempt to deform inward when colliding with an object, the ribs control excessive deformation, and the impact strength at the bottom , And as a result, the durability can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the ribs are multiplexed, the impact strength at the bottom can be further increased.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the bucket body is rotated by the gripping mechanism with the handle, it is not necessary to have the outer peripheral edge of the bottom of the bucket body, so that the hand is reliably prevented from being stained. it can.

According to the present invention, the handle can be freely set to a desired rotation position, so that the handle can be used, for example, for hanging a rag.

According to the invention described in claim 5, it becomes possible to easily and surely support the tip of the hose in the bucket body.

According to the present invention, the stacked bucket main bodies can be positioned, a stable stacked state can be obtained, and the vertical bulk is reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a bucket of the present invention.

2A is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2B, and FIG. 2B is a front view of a main part showing a gripping mechanism.

3A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 3B, and FIG. 3B is an enlarged view of a main part showing a pivot portion.

4A is a bottom view of the bucket main body, and FIG.
Line sectional view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Bucket main body 2 ... Handle part 3, 4, 5, 6 ... Side wall 7 ... Upper end part 8 ... Bottom wall 9 ... Lower end part 10, 10 ... Pivoting part 13, 13 ... Stacking concave part 14a ... Fitting groove 14b ... Nipping Projection 16: gripping mechanism 17: concave groove 18: gripping piece 19: rib group 20a to 20d: rib

Claims (6)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A bucket having a bottomed cylindrical bucket main body and a handle rotatably attached to the bucket main body, wherein the bottom wall of the bucket main body is connected to a lower end edge of a lower end of a peripheral wall of the bucket main body. A bucket provided at a position above a predetermined length to form a raised bottom, and provided at each of four corners of the bottom wall with a fan-shaped arc-shaped rib integrally joined to a lower end of a peripheral wall. 2. The bucket according to claim 1, wherein the ribs are provided in a multiplex manner from the outer ends of the four corners to the center of the bottom wall. 3. The bucket body is provided with a pivot portion for rotatably supporting the handle portion, a concave portion is formed at a position substantially 90 ° in the circumferential direction from the pivot portion, and an opening end of the concave portion is formed at the opening end of the concave portion. The bucket according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a gripping piece for gripping the inside of the recess and rotating the bucket body through a pivot point of the handle. 4. A locking portion is provided on an outer surface of the pivot portion, and a rotation position of the handle portion is locked to the locking portion on an inner surface of a base portion of the handle portion which is rotatably supported by the pivot portion. The bucket according to any one of the above items 1 to 3, wherein an engagement portion for regulating the pressure is provided. 5. A curved protruding clamp for forming a fitting groove at a predetermined position on an upper end portion of the bucket body, and for holding the hose in a fitted state in cooperation with the fitting groove in the handle. The bucket according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a portion is provided. 6. A stacking concave portion in which a lower portion of a convex pivot portion of another bucket body stacked on the upper side is formed at an upper end of the pivot portion of the bucket body. The bucket according to any one of claims 1 to 5.